ALIEN fans are set to be scared silly by a vividly-realistic new virtual reality game in the horror movie series.

Ridley Scott’s upcoming movie Alien: Covenant will release in May and the latest trailer shows the franchise return to form with a giant alien xenomorphterrorising space heroes on a rescue mission.

Alongside it, game makers are prepping a brand new VR alien game.

And they reckon it's so scary it could end up being 2017's biggest and most terrifying horror game.

Labelled as a ‘VR experience’, it’s being developed with the help of Fox Innovation Lab, which described the title as “a dread-inducing journey into the depths of the Alien universe."

The developer said: "Viewers will discover the true meaning of terror as they navigate through horrifying alien environments and a story where every decision could mean the difference between life and death."

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The exact launch date has not been unveiled yet, but Alien: Covenant will release in May.

The previous title created by the Fox Innovation Lab was The Martian VR Experience, which released two months after Ridley Scott’s movie hit theatres.

The Fox Innovation Lab was created in 2014 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to produce VR experiences to launch alongside movies.

It has since then launched VR titles alongside Wild and The Martian.

The last Alien game to hit shelves was Creative Assembly and Sega’s Alien: Isolation, which launched in October 2014 and sold over 1m units.

Back in December that year, we reported the game was set for an even scarier sequel.

Lead designer Gary Napper wanted to continue the story of film heroine Ellen Ripley's daughter Amanda.